You may have noticed that this blog has sponsors now. I hope you don’t mind. BlogHer was really cool about it, allowing me to approve and reject various categories of advertising. I said no to Republicans (sorry, Dad) and yes to booze (you’re welcome, mommies), but mostly I’m seeing ads for diapers and minivans. That’s […]

Whenever I schedule a daytime babysitter, it’s like a bliss/panic swirlie cone as I try to knock weeks’ worth of items off my to-do list, rapid fire. Today, I put something unusual at the top of the list.

I consider myself a fairly competent person, but there are several things at which I suck. My penmanship is messy. My desk is even messier. I am cranky in the morning. I am fearful of merging from the 110 freeway to the 101 and have a lousy sense of direction. Now we can add to […]

Preface: I just got back from a family vacation so until I have a chance to blog properly, I’m linking to another piece that I wrote for Circle of Moms. If you really want to be entertained, read some of the comments below the article. People getting all riled up about comedy – I don’t […]